Short Take: EarthLink buying dial-up accounts

EarthLink announced a marketing program to buy consumer dial-up accounts from regional ISPs looking to move on to more lucrative Net opportunities. EarthLink is hoping to cut into the more than 5.6 million dial-up accounts that smaller ISPs currently hold in the United States.

8 July 19973:00 am BST

EarthLink announced a marketing program to buy consumer dial-up accounts from regional ISPs looking to move on to more lucrative Net opportunities. EarthLink is hoping to cut into the more than 5.6 million dial-up accounts that smaller ISPs currently hold in the United States.